Opera ★ 'Aida' (Monday and Thursday) The wonderful mezzo-soprano Stephanie Blythe is impressive in her house role debut as Amneris.
Opera ★ 'Aida' (Tuesday) The wonderful mezzo-soprano Stephanie Blythe is impressive in her house role debut as Amneris.
One of the few other singers who can make coloratura seem so effortless is the soprano Diana Damrau, equally appealing in her house role debut as Adina.
In that part, the mezzo-soprano Kate Aldrich did not perform at Ms. Radvanovsky's level but offered a satisfying rendition in her house role debut.
Opera 'Aida' (Monday) The Met's majestic production of this Verdi opera returns with the impressive mezzo-soprano Stephanie Blythe making her house role debut as Amneris.
The other news in Saturday's performance, deftly and elegantly conducted by Marco Armiliato, was the soprano Diana Damrau's vocally and theatrically stellar house role debut as Marie, the orphan raised by a Tyrolean regiment.
The warm-voiced soprano Hibla Gerzmava made an admirable house role debut as Liù, the softhearted slave girl who, like Turandot's would-be suitors, has a self-sacrificing approach to love and conquest.
But what of the in-house roles?
As a consequence, many end up leaving in-house roles in preference for external advisory firms.
You can dip in and out of specialist vs generalist roles; consulting vs in-house roles.
She undertook her training at the law firm Deacons (a firm in the Asia Pacific region) before taking on in-house roles at Universal Music, FremantleMedia, Virgin TV and Sky TV.
